Swearingen SA26T N1203S
9 February 1971 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 February 1971 at about 12:10 local time, a Swearingen SA26T registered N1203S, operated by L.robert Kimba, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Johnstown-Cambria
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA26T
- Registration
- N1203S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- L.robert Kimba
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Reading, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0216
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
UNAPPROVED NOSE GR STEERING SWITCH INSTALLED.40 DEG L X-WIND GUSTING TO 25K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1970 | Swearingen SA26T | Quebec, Canada | Olin Construct | No injuries | - |
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| 29 Mar 1966 | Swearingen SA26T | San Antonio Tex, Texas, United States | Sweringen Acft | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1976 | Swearingen SA26T | Clare, Michigan, United States | Cappaert Inves | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |